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T. 0. J0HNs0N. TEMPORARY CARTRIDGE HOLDING CLIP.

Patented Aug. 3,1897.

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THOMAS (J. JOHNSON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO- THE-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, on SAME Pinon.

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srnomosriois forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,584, dated au ust3,1897.

- A plication filed iteptsmher 28, 1896. Serial No. 6Q7,139'. (Nomddel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. JOHNSON, of New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and'State of Connecticut, have invented a new'lmprovenient inTemporary Cartridge- Holding Clips; and i do hereby declare thefollowing, when'taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent, ii1- K Figure 1, a View in side elevationof z'rclip constrncted-inaccordance with my invention and charged withfive cartridges; Fig. 2, an end View of the clip; showing one cartridge;

I Fig. 3, an inside perspective view. of the clip;-

Fig. 4, a view thereof in central longitudinal section with theretaining-fingers shov'vnin their bent" positions by broken lines; Fig.5, a View of the clip in front elevation, showing how it is applied tothe magazine of a boxmagazine. firearm preparatory to the expulsion ofits contained cartridges into the magazine; Fig. 6, an insideperspective view of one-of tlis snodified iormswhich myinventioni'say'issnme My invention relates-to an improvement in sists'in e trough-like longitnoin'ol .teinporarycartridge. holding clip openst 40 temporary cartridge-holding clips, the object being to produce ata very low cost of man ufecture a simple, light, efiective, andreadily.-

manipnlated clip designed for the segregation, as it were, of a chargeof cartridges, and for conveniently handiing the seine, and forintroducing them into the magazine of abox magazine firearm with the.utmost taciiity.

both ends, which are adapted to engage a box-magazine firearm, so as tohoid theclip in right position while the cartridges are being manuallyforced out of it into the megazine thereof.

My invention further consists in certain details of construction andcombinations of parts, as will be. hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

In carrying out my invention as shown in Figs. .1. to 5, inclusive,of-the drawings my improved trough-like clip is open it both ends,-longitudinally bowed, and comprises a fiat body portion A and twocorresponding longitudinally-arranged flanges A'A,extending inwardlytoward each other over the inher face of the ssid'body portion. The saidbody portion is extended at each end beyond the ends of the said flangesto form 'short locating-fingers A A adapted in width to n t closelywithin the rear end of the box-magazine B of a gun, as shown in Fig. 5,the said iingerspermitting either end of the clip to be applied to .thebox-magazines indiiierently and preventing it from being laterallydeiiected therein, the ends of the flanges A A adjacent to thelocating-finger entered into the magazine supporting the clip thereupon,Each oi the flanges A is slit at e'achend to forma flexibleretaining-finger a. Under this arrangement there is apeir of thesefingers at each end oftlie clip, and theirsspeotive fingers of each pairare located opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the clip. Afterthe clip has been charged by slipping the heads ofthe cartridges into itunder the fiangosthe said fingers are pressed inward, so as to lay holdof," so to speak, the

outer portions of the onterpartridges,Whereby all the cartridges areretained within'the clip under ordinary conditions of usage, the holdupon the cartridges being sniiiciently tenacious to permit the clip tobe freely handled and considerably thrown about without endongerii'igthe 'd'islodgmen't of the cartridges.

After the clips are charged they are packed in boxes for transportation,and ultimately tind their way into the belt of the user, and rare fromtherewi-thdrawn one by onefor use, is. applied its locating-fingerisentered, as'shown in Fig. 5. The hand is'then 'applisd'to the no.perinost cartridge and the row of cartridges crowded down into themagazine. The retainiug fingers at the-lower end of the clipreedilyyield under-such pressure to permit the expulsion of thecartridges. The clip then falls away to the ground, and under ordinaryconditions will not be preserved.

By locating the retaining-fingers on opposite sides of the longitudinalcenter of the" 2 semen clip they are placed under such conditions ofpermit their expulsion. The clip is how ed on such a circle that notonly the head ends of the cartridges will engage with each other,

hilt also their forward ends. Each cartridge,- therefore, has two pointsof contact with its neighbor, whereby the cartridges are preven t edfrom being cramped and honnd-in-the clip when they are pushed downward,their two points of contact securin g them parallel down-- Wardmovement. 0n the other hand, if the forward ends oi the cartridgeswere'not allowed to make a supporting-contact they might be pusheddownward to such an extent as to cramp and bind their heads in the clipand prevent them from feeding.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings thelongitudinally-bowed clip the ends of its body portion 0 formed ii'ithspring retaining-fingers C C, the ends of which are bent inward, so asto stand, in a sense, against the open ends of the clip, which is alsoformed. with inii 'ardly-tnrned retain ing flanges O 0?, extendingpractically throughout its length and bent over its inner face. The endsof the body portion are also formed with locatingfi'ngers CCflcorresponding in function to the fingers 11 A of the clip previouslydescribed. The fingers C C, instead of being merely flexible, areelastic and-have to he sprung aside for the cll'ary'ing of the c1ip,butthey recover, so as to hold cartridges therein until they are sprnngoackout of the Way for loading the cartridges into a oX-magazinc by downwardpressure upon one of the end cartridges of the row in the clip.

It is obvious from the modifications suggested and from other-e whichmay he made thatl do not limit myself to the exact construction shown.and described, buthold myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what i claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, lS

1. A. troughdike temporary cartridge-holding clip, longitudinally bowed,open at both ends and comprising a body portion and two flangeeextending inwardly toward each other over the inner taoe-horoof,..theends of the said body portion being extended beyond the ends of the saidflanges for engagement with a box-magazine firearm soas to hold the clipin position while the cartridges are being manually forced out of itinto the magazine thereof.

2. A trongh-like temporary cartridge-holding clip,lon gitndin ally bowedand open at both ends, comprising a body portion, two correspondinglongitud lnally-arranged flanges eX- tending inwardly toward each otherover the inner face of the said body portion, two projectinglocating-fingers located at its respective ends, and extending beyondthe ends of the said flanges, and one or more cartridgeretaining fingerslocated at each of its ends.

A trough-like temporary cartridge-holding clip, longitudinally bowed,furnished at its. ends with projecting locating-flngers, and alsofurnished at each end with a pair of can tridgeretainingfingers of whichthe members "of each pair are respectively located on opposite sides ofthe longitudinal center of the clip. I

ln testimony-whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses,

' 'ill'OMAS C. JOHNSON.

' Witnesses:

DANIEL ll. VEADER, W. BALDWIN.

